Northamptonshire Healthcare Foundation Trust

Advanced Pharmacist Elderly Care, Rehabilitation and Frailty

The closing date is 25 January 2026

Job summary

Are you looking for a rewarding and dynamic role where you can apply your knowledge, contribute to patient safety and be part of a multi-disciplinary team?

At NHFT, we're looking for a Clinical Pharmacist to help lead and deliver outstanding care to our community inpatient beds.

We have two posts available, to cover sites in Northampton and Daventry or Rushden and Wellingborough.

About the Service

NHFT community inpatient services provide accommodation and care for individuals requiring health and social care recovery and rehabilitation, delivered by a dedicated multi-disciplinary team.Admissions typically follow an acute hospital stay or emergency attendance, helping patients regain independence and avoid unnecessary hospital readmissions.

The patients may:

o Have had a severe illnesso Have had a decline in their health after a long-term illnesso Need medical, physical or specialist rehabilitationo Have had a stroke or a brain injuryo Require end-of-life careo Be experiencing frailtyo Be experiencing confusion or delirium

This is a varied role with the successful applicant needing to work independently and within the pharmacy team. Travel between sites will be necessary and you must be able to travel independently to other bases in the Trust across Northamptonshire.

Main duties of the job

Why Join Us?

This is a varied and autonomous role where you will work both independently and as part of the wider pharmacy team. You'll have the opportunity to shape clinical pharmacy services, implement pharmacist prescribing, and make a real difference to patient outcomes.

Who can apply?

We welcome applications from registered pharmacists working in all sectors of pharmacy.

The organisation has a strong commitment to the learning and development of their pharmacy team.

Please do get in touch with us to discuss your suitability for this role.

About us

NHFT is an integrated primary care and mental health Trust, providing physical, mental health and specialty services in both hospital settings and out in the community. Because we put the person at the centre of all we do, we focus on delivering care that is as easy to access as possible. This means many of our services can be provided at home, work or in schools.We also provide health services to various prisons and detention centres in Bedfordshire and Cambridgeshire

Date posted

08 January 2026

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 8a

Salary

£55,690 to £62,682 a year pa pro rata

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time, Part-time

Reference number

270-TG263-CORP-D

Job locations

Northamptonshire

NN5 6UD

Job description

Job responsibilities

For further information on the advertised role, please refer to the job description located under the Supporting Documents heading. The full person specification can be accessed under the About You Section of the document.

Job description

Job responsibilities

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

Registered with GPhC as a Pharmacist
MPharm degree, or equivalent pharmacy qualification
Post-graduate diploma in clinical pharmacy (or equivalent level of knowledge and experience)
Evidence of recent continuing professional development

Desirable

Member of Royal Pharmaceutical Society
Independent prescriber

Experience

Essential

Post registration experience within the NHS setting
Experience of working as part of a multidisciplinary team
Experience of planning, implementing, analysing, reporting and changing practice through audit
Experience of teaching, mentoring and tutoring
Experience of planning, implementing, analysing, reporting and changing practice through audit
Experience of data collection, analysis and report writing

Desirable

Experience of prescribing within a specialty to optimise medicines for specific patient groups
Management qualification relevant to the NHS
Experience of developing and implementing medicines management policies and procedures
Experience of managing staff

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

Registered with GPhC as a Pharmacist
MPharm degree, or equivalent pharmacy qualification
Post-graduate diploma in clinical pharmacy (or equivalent level of knowledge and experience)
Evidence of recent continuing professional development

Desirable

Member of Royal Pharmaceutical Society
Independent prescriber

Experience

Essential

Post registration experience within the NHS setting
Experience of working as part of a multidisciplinary team
Experience of planning, implementing, analysing, reporting and changing practice through audit
Experience of teaching, mentoring and tutoring
Experience of planning, implementing, analysing, reporting and changing practice through audit
Experience of data collection, analysis and report writing

Desirable

Experience of prescribing within a specialty to optimise medicines for specific patient groups
Management qualification relevant to the NHS
Experience of developing and implementing medicines management policies and procedures
Experience of managing staff

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.